Tank-support.



H- C- & J. I. WALLACE.

TANK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION nLEp DEC-27, 1915.

Patented July 17-, 1917 wmvro/es fly/$07 6. MZ/aca HALBERT C. WALLACEJESSE I. WALLACE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSDUBI.

TANK-SUPPORT. 1 i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HALBERT C. VVALLAon andJnssn I. VVALLAcn, citizens of the United- States, residing at KansasCity, in the county of Jackson and State of- Missourl, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tank-Supports; and we do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled intheart to which .itappertains to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. 7

Our invention relates to tank supports, and more particularly to adevice of this character for supporting a tank containing to which it isapplied, and which comprises feed conduits through which oil may flow bygravity from the container to the bearings.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a lubricator of thischaracter, wherein the oil is filtered as it passes from the containerto the feed conduit in order to obviate stoppage of the conduit.*

In accomplishing'these and other objects of the invention We haveprovided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is aperspective view of a tank support embodying our improvementaandillustrating its use on a threshing separator.

Fig. II is an enlarged elevation of the support showing the container insection. Fig. III is a transverse vertical section of the containerillustrating its combination with the support.

Referring more in detail to the draw- 1 designates blocks having flatbases for lying along a suitable supporting member and having curvedseats 2 for holding a circular container 3, which is preferably held tothe seat blocks by straps 4 that encircle the container and lie alongthe ends of the block and are adjustably secured to the lat ter,preferably by the pin and slot connec- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1'7, 191W.

Application filed December 27, 1915. Serial No. 68,732.

tion -14.. The ends of the straps are turned at right angles to form theheels 5 which may be secured to the apparatus to be lubricated by meansof lag-bolts 6, and

not only serve to hold the container to the seat blocks but also to holdthe blocks to the machine upon which it is mounted.

It is apparent that with this construction the feed blocks need not bedirectly secured tothe apparatus or carrying frame, as they are held inplace by the attachment of the strap heels to the frame, or apparatus,so that when the parts are so confined the seat blocks are held securelyin place and the container firmly anchored in the seat blocks. It isalso apparent that seat blocks of this construction may be attached to acarrying frame that extends at any angle, and the container may beadjusted in the blocks to locate the filling cap 7 at an uppermostposition irrespective of the incline of the seat blocks, as thecontainer is merely strapped to the blocks and may be turned therein.

Extending through the tank and projecting through apertures 910 in theends of the tank opposite the filling cap, is a filter feed tube 11, thelocation of the tube in the container being such that whenv thelubricator. is in use the tube, is located above the bottom of thecontainer to afford a space for the collection of sediment on saidbottom beneath the tube. The ends of the tube container to locate thetube permanently in place and avoid leakage, and the tube is provided atintervals throughout its length wvith apertures 12 which open throughthe top of the tube and with apertures 13 which open through the bottomof the tube, preferably directly beneath the upper apertures 12.

Located on the outer ends of the tube 11 are reducing couplings 15 andconnected with each of said couplings is a feeding tube 16 which maylead to a desired point on the machine or apparatus to be lubricated,and

is preferably provided with a dripper 17 through which lubricant isproperly applied.

to a shaft bearing.

When the lubricator is to be used, the container is mounted on themachine or apparatus to be lubricated, by means of the seat blocks, itbeing apparent that in mounting the container the blocks are firstlocated on a part of the machine frame, and the straps partiallytightened in order to hold the container to the seat blocks but allowfor adjusting movement thereof.

With the parts in this relation the container is adjusted so that thefilling reap will be at the top and the filter and feed tubes at thebottom of the container, in order to facilitate filling, avoid leakageand provide for gravity feed orlubrioant from the container.

When the container is properly adj tasted the screws by which the strapsare attached tothe frame are tightenedto hold the blo-c'ks firmly inplace and anchor "the container in the bloek seats. -With the containerin'pl ace the feed tubes maythen be located and the dripperspro'perlyapplied to the shaft bearm s. I

i/V'h-en the d-evice is in use, lubricant in'the container flows intothe filter tubethrough the openings and out through the filter tube intothe feed conduits andthen tothe drippers and shafts.

It is: apparent that our apparatus may-be a-pplied to any suitablem-achine,-irrespeetive concaved seats, slotted straps overlying theouter portions of the container-and lying along theentils of saidblocks; the said straps having laterally turned heels bearing a gainstsaid 'frame, meansfor securingsaid heels to the frame, and headed pinsextending through-the-slots-in said straps into the ends of the block toadjust-ably anchor said straps --to-theblocks, for the purpose "setforth.

In testimony whereofwe aflix our signatures.

HAIiBER-T C. WALLACE. JESSE I. W AI-LACE.

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